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UMBC’s HARP named SmallSat Mission of the Year

Small satellite, big ambitions

This story was written by Sarah Hansen and first appeared on news.umbc.edu UMBC’s Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) Satellite, which began in Vanderlei Martins’s imagination more...

Posted: August 13, 2020, 2:18 PM

Export Control Special Topics

Visit our special topics web page for new information from the world of export control management. In particular, review the disclosure of  work for foreign institutions or governments...

Posted: August 5, 2020, 10:03 AM

Margo Young promoted to ESRA Director

It is my distinct pleasure to announce the promotion of Ms. Margo Young as Director of the Earth & Space Research Administration (ESRA). Margo has been serving as the ESRA Associate Director...

Posted: August 4, 2020, 4:37 PM

Prof Hamidi receives NSF grant to expand internet access

This story was written by Megan Hanks and first appeared on news.umbc.edu During the COVID-19 pandemic, internet access has become more critical, with people relying on it to work, learn,...

Posted: July 31, 2020, 9:57 AM

Repost from Kuali Research at UMBC

postedJuly 20, 2020sponsorKuali Research at UMBC 0 IMPORTANT COI Notifications Hello While upgrading the COI module, emails requesting PIS complete past disclosures  was sent out to...

Posted: July 20, 2020, 10:45 PM

Global Pandemic in History

How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague

Kathryn McKinley, a medievalist and Professor of English at UMBC, discusses the eerie similarities in how the rich reacted to the bubonic plague in Boccaccio's The Decameron and the pandemic...

Posted: July 17, 2020, 5:09 PM

Structural Inequality and Systemic Racism

Overcoming Barriers to Homeownership In Baltimore City

Sally Scott, Director of the MPS in Community Leadership (UMBC) and Seema Iyer, Associate Director of the Jacob France Institute (UB) have published a report through the Abell Foundation which...

Posted: July 17, 2020, 4:48 PM